# NTSB Accident DFW05FA020
> **Piper PA-31-350** · 2004-11-14 · San Antonio, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW05FA020
- **Event ID:** 20041124X01866
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-11-14
- **Location:** San Antonio, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.533611, -98.469718
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N40731
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control during an ILS approach.  Contributing factors were the prevailing instrument meteorological conditions( clouds, low ceiling and drizzle/mist), and the pilot's spatial disorientation.

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